PAso Colors

guzziguy · Post by **guzziguy** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:55 pm

was Yellow ever offered from the factory ? I am looking at a potential buy a 1988 750

any help

Joe

persempre907 · Post by **persempre907** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:59 pm

No, the factory colours were the red, the blue and the pearl white on the limited edition.
If I well remember, the yellow has been introduced only ten years later on the 996.
Ciao

DesmoDog · Post by **DesmoDog** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:27 pm

persempre907 wrote:...If I well remember, the yellow has been introduced only ten years later on the 996.
Ciao

The 1992 ('93?) 900ss Superlight was available in yellow. Then came the 748 in... '96?

Bevel drive Sports were also available in yellow back in the early '70s, as was at least one single cylinder bike.

But no, they never made a yellow Paso that I'm aware of.

persempre907 · Post by **persempre907** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:50 pm

DesmoDog wrote:
persempre907 wrote:...If I well remember, the yellow has been introduced only ten years later on the 996.
Ciao
The 1992 ('93?) 900ss Superlight was available in yellow. Then came the 748 in... '96?

But no, they never made a yellow Paso that I'm aware of.

You're right!
The 900 SL (Superlight) was built in yellow by the factory.
Later, came the 748 and the 996 (or also the 916)

?
Ciao

Desmo_Demon · Post by **Desmo_Demon** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:28 am

persempre907 wrote:Later, came the 748 and the 996 (or also the 916) ?

The 916 was first offered in yellow in 1998, I think....

I believe the order and years for the SBK models is something like this....

1994 - very few first 916 bikes were made
1995 - regular production of the 916
1997 - 748 first manufactured (maybe 1996 for Europe)
1999 - 996 first manufactured
2002 - 998 first manufactured
2003 - 749/999 offered

streetsurfer · Post by **streetsurfer** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:32 pm

Wasn't there first a yellow 851 around 1990.

persempre907 · Post by **persempre907** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:47 pm

streetsurfer wrote:Wasn't there first a yellow 851 around 1990.

Never seen it.
I'd say that the first 851 was "tricolore", green, red and white, and all the other 851/888 were red factory painted.
Ciao

Post by **jcslocum** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:42 am

Are you looking at the one on Ebay from NY?

I know the owner and the bike is solid. He's a real duc collector and is just cleaning out some inventory.

persempre907 · Post by **persempre907** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:07 am

jcslocum wrote:Are you looking at the one on Ebay from NY?

I know the owner and the bike is solid. He's a real duc collector and is just cleaning out some inventory.

Is there a yellow 851/888 currently in auction on Ebay?
I wasn't able to find it.
Since I'm curious, could you post the link?
Ciao

Post by **jcslocum** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:18 am

No, a yellow 750.

persempre907 · Post by **persempre907** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:11 pm

Really, I think it was repainted because, moreover, the decals are in bad position, above all, the "Paso 750" ones.
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